Stochastic modelling of gradient copolymer chemical composition distribution and sequence length distribution

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1219-1236

  Cho, Andrew S ^a   Broadbelt, Linda J ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical composition distribution; gradient copolymers; kinetic Monte Carlo; polymer sequence; sequence length distribution

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTIONS; GRADIENT COPOLYMERS; KINETIC MONTE CARLO; POLYMER SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS;

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 78650326775     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020903513035     Document Type: Article

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